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Happy Man Today

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Gmixolydian

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Standard tune; Key: G; 4/4  
Chord List:
         G320003
    Gadd11320013
     Dsus2xx0230
     Cadd9320033
       Em7022033
        Em022000
    A7sus4x02233
       FM71x3210
[Intro]
 G   Gadd11   G   Gadd11   G   Gadd11   G(2x)  
[Verse 1]
GTurn back, Cadd9walk on by
When I Em7laugh I still wanna cry
You never A7sus4seen to care
What you Gseem to me
Is so Cadd9cold and far away
Oh I’d give Em7anything
Just to A7sus4see you smile
[Chorus]
Well there’s a Dsus2light
I saw you A7sus4shine
At special Gtimes
Cadd9Hiding a different kind (Dsus2Hiding a different kinA7sus4d)
Oooh - ooGoh - ooCadd9oh
There’s Gnothing I can’t Dsus2take
To make you a FM7happy man
ToEmday
[Verse 2]
GI want Cadd9love and a child
But it Em7hurts too much to care
But I’m A7sus4finally estranged
So Gturn back, Cadd9walk on by
Still I’d give Em7anything
Just to A7sus4see you smile
[Chorus]
Well there’s a Dsus2light
I saw you A7sus4shine
At special Gtimes
Cadd9Hiding a different kind (Dsus2Hiding a different kinA7sus4d)
Oooh - ooGoh - ooCadd9oh
There’s Gnothing I can’t Dsus2take
To make you a FM7happy man
ToEmday
[Solo]
  G    Cadd9    Em7    A7sus4(2x)
[Chorus]
'Cause there’s a Dsus2light
I saw you A7sus4shine
At special Gtimes
Cadd9Hiding a different kind (Dsus2Hiding a different kinA7sus4d)
There’s a Dsus2light
I saw you A7sus4shine
At special Gtimes
Cadd9Hiding a different kind (Dsus2Hiding a different kinA7sus4d)
Oooh - ooGoh - ooCadd9oh
There’s Gnothing I can’t Dsus2take
To make you a FM7happy man
ToEmday
[Outro] 
Em

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Happy Man Today

by The Bangles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd11

Dsus2

Cadd9

Em7

A7sus4

FM7

Standard tune; Key: G; 4/4

Chord List:

320003

Gadd11

320013

Dsus2

xx0230

Cadd9

320033

Em7

022033

022000

A7sus4

x02233

FM7

1x3210

[Intro]

G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G

(2x)

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

Turn back, walk on by

Em7

When I laugh I still wanna cry

A7sus4

You never seen to care

What you seem to me

Cadd9

Is so cold and far away

Em7

Oh I’d give anything

A7sus4

Just to see you smile

[Chorus]

Dsus2

Well there’s a light

A7sus4

I saw you shine

At special times

Cadd9 Dsus2 A7sus4

Hiding a different kind (Hiding a different kind)

G Cadd9

Oooh - oooh - oooh

G Dsus2

There’s nothing I can’t take

FM7

To make you a happy man

Today

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9

I want love and a child

Em7

But it hurts too much to care

A7sus4

But I’m finally estranged

G Cadd9

So turn back, walk on by

Em7

Still I’d give anything

A7sus4

Just to see you smile

[Chorus]

Dsus2

Well there’s a light

A7sus4

I saw you shine

At special times

Cadd9 Dsus2 A7sus4

Hiding a different kind (Hiding a different kind)

G Cadd9

Oooh - oooh - oooh

G Dsus2

There’s nothing I can’t take

FM7

To make you a happy man

Today

[Solo]

G Cadd9 Em7 A7sus4

(2x)

[Chorus]

Dsus2

'Cause there’s a light

A7sus4

I saw you shine

At special times

Cadd9 Dsus2 A7sus4

Hiding a different kind (Hiding a different kind)

Dsus2

There’s a light

A7sus4

I saw you shine

At special times

Cadd9 Dsus2 A7sus4

Hiding a different kind (Hiding a different kind)

G Cadd9

Oooh - oooh - oooh

G Dsus2

There’s nothing I can’t take

FM7

To make you a happy man

Today

[Outro]

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